{"id":40770,"date":"2013-03-27T04:09:12","date_gmt":"2013-03-27T09:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=40770"},"modified":"2015-05-31T04:09:52","modified_gmt":"2015-05-31T09:09:52","slug":"the-gate-of-the-year-a-poem-by-minnie-louise-haskins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/the-gate-of-the-year-a-poem-by-minnie-louise-haskins\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThe Gate of the Year\u201d a poem by Minnie Louise Haskins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year: \u201cGive me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.\u201d\u00a0 And he replied:\u00a0 \u201cGo out into the darkness and put your hand into the Hand of God. That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So I went forth, and finding the Hand of God, trod gladly into the night. And He led me towards the hills and the breaking of day in the lone East.\u00a0\u00a0 <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em>So heart be still:<\/em><em><br \/>\n<em>What need our little life<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Our human life to know,<\/em><br \/>\n<em>If God hath comprehension?<\/em><br \/>\n<em>In all the dizzy strife<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Of things both high and low,<\/em><br \/>\n<em>God hideth His intention.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>God knows. His will<\/em><em><br \/>\n<em>Is best. The stretch of years<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Which wind ahead, so dim<\/em><br \/>\n<em>To our imperfect vision,<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Are clear to God. Our fears<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Are premature; In Him,<\/em><br \/>\n<em>All time hath full provision.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Then rest: until<\/em><em><br \/>\n<em>God moves to lift the veil<\/em><br \/>\n<em>From our impatient eyes,<\/em><br \/>\n<em>When, as the sweeter features<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Of Life\u2019s stern face we hail,<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Fair beyond all surmise<\/em><br \/>\n<em>God\u2019s thought around His creatures<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Our mind shall fill.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"s-share-buttons\" class=\"horizontal-w-c-circular s-share-w-c\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/the-gate-of-the-year-a-poem-by-minnie-louise-haskins\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share to Facebook\" class=\"s3-facebook hint--top\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=\u201cThe Gate of the Year\u201d a poem by Minnie Louise Haskins&url=http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/the-gate-of-the-year-a-poem-by-minnie-louise-haskins\/\" target=\"_blank\"  title=\"Share to Twitter\" class=\"s3-twitter hint--top\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/the-gate-of-the-year-a-poem-by-minnie-louise-haskins\/\" target=\"_blank\"  title=\"Share to Google Plus\" class=\"s3-google-plus hint--top\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&url=http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/the-gate-of-the-year-a-poem-by-minnie-louise-haskins\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share to LinkedIn\" class=\"s3-linkedin hint--top\"><\/a><div class=\"pinit-btn-div\"><a href=\"\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/\" data-pin-do=\"buttonBookmark\"  data-pin-color=\"red\" title=\"Share to Pinterest\" class=\"s3-pinterest hint--top\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" async defer src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"><\/script><a href=\"mailto:?Subject=\u201cThe%20Gate%20of%20the%20Year\u201d%20a%20poem%20by%20Minnie%20Louise%20Haskins&Body=Here%20is%20the%20link%20to%20the%20article:%20http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/the-gate-of-the-year-a-poem-by-minnie-louise-haskins\/\" title=\"Email this article\" class=\"s3-email hint--top\"><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year: \u201cGive me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.\u201d\u00a0 And he replied:\u00a0 \u201cGo out into the darkness and put your hand into the Hand of God. 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